Shows how rankings are distorted. Ferrer's great and all, but he's basically a 250 vulture.

Murray is disadvantaged by his total inability to play on clay (and injury this year) and general don't-give-a-toss attitude to 250 and 500 events. Interestingly, Ferrer's slam/masters results have been very impressive in the last twelve months.

Shows how rankings are distorted. Ferrer's great and all, but he's basically a 250 vulture.

I think that's a bit over the top. There's this idea that Ferrer can't beat the top players, but the way he demolished Del Potro at Wimbledon last year, for instance, was pretty much a masterclass of how to expose your opponent's weaknesses.

Ok he's not as good as the top four, but he deserves a lot of credit in my opinion. He gives up such an advantage with his height that it's a miracle he can even compete at the top level at all - far less reach the final of slams.

Murray is disadvantaged by his total inability to play on clay (and injury this year) and general don't-give-a-toss attitude to 250 and 500 events. Interestingly, Ferrer's slam/masters results have been very impressive in the last twelve months.

At last someone else sees the danger Ferrer presents to Murray's ranking I pointed this out a couple of months ago and got shouted down Ferrer is a work horse and he's not bothered about surfaces like Andy, He just plays on and usually wins

I'm not remotely worried about the ranking. Andy will make that final if I have to drag him there kicking and screaming .

Seriously though, no point worrying about it yet. It hasn't happened and probably won't.

It makes a bit of a farce of the rankings though, when you reach three of the last four major finals and still face a threat from a player who, with all due respect to him, has won one Masters and been to the final of one slam in his life. Still, that is the way it is. I doubt Andy will worry about it. He has other things to focus on that are far more important.